Карточка № 1 по теме «Mass media» Task 1. Think of the advantages (+) and disadvantages (-) of the different mass media. Advantages (+) Disadvantages (-) ________________________________________ ______________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________________________________ ____________________________ Use the words : it’s a waste of time; to get smarter; to get lazy; to receive information; to find new friends; to take part in shows and competitions; to put on weight; to stop writing letters to your relatives; to travel around the world without wasting money; to study at home; to kip fit; to sleep badly after horror films. Task 2. Match the word and its definition. 1. Television 2. Newspaper 3. The internet 4. Radio 5. Tabloid 6. A documentary 7. Encyclopedia 8. Handbook 9. Dictionary 10. The Bible 1 2 3 4 5 a) A program which gives facts and info about a particular subject b) A small book giving useful facts c) Broadcasting programmes ( the news, plays, shows, advertisements ) for people to watch on their TV-sets d) The holy book of Christians e) A paper printed and sold usually daily or weekly with news, advertisements f) A book that gives the words of the language in alphabetical order g) A way to communicate with your partner who might be a thousand miles away using the computer ( e-mails) h) A book giving info about everything i) The process of sending and receiving messages through the air; broadcasting programmes for people to listen to. j) A newspaper with rather small pages, many pictures and little serious news 6 7 8 9 10 Task 3. Give the translation of the words. 1. Article 2. Celebration 3. Headline 4. Quiz 5. Wisdom 6. To manage 7. Whatever 8. To come to the conclusion 9. To remind 10. Nameless author Task 4. Guess the profession . 1. _________________are people who invent something unusual . 2. _________________are those who report on political protests, areas where there are conflicts and other situations. 3. ___________________are courageous people who try to get as close as they can to take dramatic pictures of some dangerous places. 4. _______________arrange interesting TV and radio programmes and invite guests to them. 5. ______________plan and design convenient towns and houses for us. 6. ______________ give money and other support to create films, videos, performances and shows. (teachers, architects, correspondents, inventors, talk show hosts, poets, computer programmers, journalists, reporters, scientists, producers, photographers)
